Another Friday marks another opportunity to pause for a moment and cultivate gratitude for the blessings of the week. We share those blessings with Susanne and friends at Living to Tell the Story.
1. Dinner guests. A couple from our church loves India and has been there several times. Mittu invited them over for Indian food but asked if we could meet at our house. The wife of the couple has back and hip problems, and our house is on one level while Jason and Mittu’s front door opens to steps going up to their living room. It worked out well that Mittu did the cooking and I did the cleaning. 🙂 We had a wonderful time of fellowship.
2. An Amazon gift card. I received it for my birthday but was saving it until I knew what I wanted to do with it. It was nice to extend a birthday gift for several months.
3. A denim jacket. It may sound silly, but I have been wanting one for a while. The ones I had seen were a little more than I wanted to pay. I found one at a pretty reasonable price on Amazon, and that’s one of the things I used my gift card for.
4. Central Heat. We had a cold spell this week—nights in the 30s, days in the 60s. It’s so nice to just push a button to switch from AC to heat.
5. Fall color is starting to show on the leaves in earnest now.
Bonus: A funny seen around the web:
How was your week?
Stray Thoughts 
Wonderful week here. Today, we will pick up the grands from school and have a joyful evening of laughter. Have a blessed weekend! 🙂
That’s a hilarious meme!
How fun to have the coupe over for dinner and a blessing that Mitu did the cooking! and you got to host!!
I love autumn. So happy we are having a beautiful month here in NY.
I also love my denim jackets. I scored one for less than $50 in the spring and thought that was a good deal! I’m glad you found one you like! Amazon can usually have things other places don’t!!
I laughed at the “toy” meme. So true!
That’s wonderful that you were able to host the couple and Mittu do the cooking. I’ve never had Indian food. Sounds like a perfect arrangment for a perfect evening!
I really enjoy Amazon gift cards too. I’m glad you found your denim jacket.
I’ve had to turn on my heating unit too in the mornings. By mid day, I turn it off and them in the afternoon when the sun comes barreling through the front window, I have to turn on the air. It’s like I’m living in winter and summer on the same day!
Have a great week.
Oh my goodness HOW FUNNY!
Yes, your weather sounds like mine. Turned my heat on as well.
I love my denim jacket. It makes a great accessory item to just about anything.
so awesome that you hosted dinner for friends at church. Makes wonderful memories for everyone.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Going to warm up some here!
I laughed out loud at that picture – we had those exact toys when my kids were little. Hopefully their spatial awareness is better than that lol. Sounds like you had a good week, hope the weekend is good too.
Hi! I enjoyed this Friday Favorites post. I have seen the meme around and it always gives me a chuckle because it is so true! I love denim jackets and have three, which I wear all the time. They are the perfect weight for this time of year! An Amazon gift card is always fun – especially when you save it until you find the perfect thing! I hope you have a good weekend. See you again soon!
How fun that you did the cleaning, Mittu did the cooking, and everyone enjoyed the fellowship with the couple from your church!
We have noticed a huge difference in the colorful foliage just this week. Glad you are enjoying some of that too.
When I receive a gift card for Amazon, I am like you. I save it until I know exactly what it is that I want.
Have a great weekend, Barbara!
I have those shape toys in my classroom where I teach toddlers so this made me laugh. How lovely to entertain with only half the work!
That meme is funny! And probably true 🙂
I’d be happy to clean if someone would bring over dinner! And Mittu is a great cook, for sure.
The autumn colors are always a fave and are so vibrant.
Yay for an Amazon gift card and finding just the right jacket for yourself.
Have a good weekend! Willow
I am glad you found a denim jacket you like. I like how they look, but I don’t like how they feel. I turned off the air conditioning today. I liked that shape sorter meme. I had both of those for my babies. Have a nice weekend!
What a great solution to the dinner for your friends! Glad you and Mittu could pull it off together 🙂 Enjoy that denim jacket. I have one, and the other day was reflecting how long I’ve worn it – I know at least since my youngest was around 6, and she’s now 23. They are a great “classic” that I wear with many different things.
I saw that pic on the web too and laughed. How nice that you and Mittu could split the work for guests. I like that idea. Glad you found a denim jacket at a price you were happy with. They can be so expensive. I nabbed one a couple years back when I finally found one with long enough sleeves at a decent price. We’ve been thankful for our heating too as it’s kicked in some lately. A few nights have had frost and we had our first snow this week. It’s all melted now of course but it was giving us a foretaste of what’s coming, for sure.